RESEARCH INTEREST

Investigation of mesoscale variability from satellite altimeter data and moored buoys in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific; development of linearized models to explain instabilities in the equatorial oceans; estimating global heat and fresh water content from in situ observations and satellite altimeter data; development of a deep ocean observation system. Geographical areas of interest include the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, Equatorial Indian Ocean, and Equatorial Atlantic Ocean.